Conducting an investigation in flagrante
delicto to get to the bottom of this matter, the
police officers took down the confessional
statement of the plaintiff who said O. I made her
come to Burkina Faso from Nigeria 5
(five) months ago; that while in Nigeria, she had
proposed her to come and sell in her shop in
Burkina Faso; that upon arrival, unlike what they
had agreed to, she told her she would have to
become a sex worker for her; that to threaten and
intimidate her, she seized her identification
documents, shaved some of her hair, pubic hair,
and armpit in order to to kill her or make her grow
mad mystically if she refused to become a sex
worker; that later on, she forced her into
unprotected sexual intercourse with clients who
gave her a lot of money; that she ran a screening
test which came out positive; that each night she
would force her to go out and work then come back
and give all the money she earned; that so far, she
had given her CFA F 1,000,000 (one million), that
in addition, O. I told her she must pay an additional
amount of CFA F 200 000 if she wanted to go back
to Nigeria;
The Central Police Station then arrested the
Accused and took her into custody, and on that
same day at 12:05 PM a search of her home was
conducted with her approval, then 3 (three) other
victims named K. O, S.P and S. F were present;
during this search, 2
(two) packs of condoms and some gel (lubricating),
a sachet containing 3 (three) pants, 1 (one)
brassiere and pieces of hair, and another sachet
containing 7 (seven) ledgers, 2 (two) small exercise
books and a small sachet with CFA F 438,500
(four hundred and thirty-eight thousand five
hundred) were found and sealed;
When interrogated on the origin of the
items found, O.I stated she took it to threaten them;
she also added that she resorted to these mystical
practices for peace to reign between her and the
girls; as for the money she said it was from “cauris
d’or” to be deposited in an account and outlined
that the condoms and gel are used for prostitution;
On 18 September 2019, D. S, S. P and K. O
filed a complaint; D. S explained, O.I came and
took her from her village to Ouahigouya to work as
a cleaner and sales girl in a shop; but upon arrival,